Sweet Dew of Mengding Tea 蒙顶甘露茶

Sweet Dew of Mengding (meaning the top of Mount Mengshan) Sichuan Province is where tea culture is in its height. Many well-known teas stem there, and Sweet Dew of Mengding is one of them. Mount Mengshan lies across Mingshan county and Ya'an county of Sichuan Province. Its five peaks huddle together like a lotus. The mid-peak, which is the highest, has a piece of flat ground on its top, and Sweet Dew of Mengding originates here.
As the legend goes, an eminent monk called Ganlu (meaning sweet dew) in Western Han, for the welfare of all, planted tea trees on the mount top with his own hands. That's how Sweet Dew of Mengding got its name. It is one of the most time-honored well-known teas in China, and was honored as the head of tribute teas as early as Tang Dynasty. As the tea is associated with Buddhism, it has been regarded as celestial tea. It is said that once a monk got sick, he met another old monk who told him to pick as many as tea leaves of Mengding within three days around vernal equinox when spring thunders started in action.
One Liang (a unit of measurement, about V20 kilo) can cure chronic disease, two Liang can keep him healthy forever, three Liang can remold him thoroughly, and four Liang can elevate him to be immortal. The sick monk followed the old monk's instruction. He picked one Liang of leaves and his illness went immediately. Even his appearance changed young. Sweet Dew of Mengding is tenderly green and moist, tasting better with second cooking. It is recommended and loved by a great many people.